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Peterson Airmen Train to Battle Summer Wildfires From the Air

As drought threatens the western United States, troops in Colorado Springs have spent the week getting ready to battle wildfires from the air. Peterson Air...

ATSB Releases Final Report on 2019 Air Crane Ditching in Victoria

Australia's accident investigation body, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released the final report on the January 28th, 2019 ditching of an Erickson Air...

Australian Bushfire Royal Commission Begins Despite COVID-19 Delay

After a two week delay as the Australian government struggled with the logistics of holding a royal commission on a remote basis, the government's...

Hiring Takes off as Coulson Aviation Expands

Coulson Aviation job postings are popping up online in quick succession as the company expands its operations to meet rapidly rising demand for firefighting...

Aerial Firefighting Water Source to Remain After Successful Protest

Community residents in Lithgow, New South Wales celebrated this week after the Blue Mountains City Council rejected a development plan that would have seen...

What A Hotter And Drier World Means for Shared Firefighting

The close of the warmest decade on record brought with it widespread, devastating wildfires from the Amazon to Indonesia, the Arctic Circle and Australia. Firefighting resources and expertise have long been shared...

Gatlinburg’s Former Fire Chief Lambasts National Park Service in Deadly Wildfires Lawsuit

The National Park Service insists the agency did its best to warn residents and leaders in Gatlinburg of the approach of wildfires that would...

Air Force Trains Columbian Military C-130 Crews in Aerial Firefighting

Airmen from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron worked with the Colombian armed forces as part of a mobile training team from Feb. 11...

Helicopter Association International Applauds Congressional Action on COVID-19 Relief

Alexandria, Va. (March 26, 2020) – On Wednesday evening, March 25, the US Senate unanimously approved a $2 trillion emergency relief bill providing stimulus...

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